Originally Posted by
Pratt
slightly OT, but I have a set of Bruce Gordon racks. They are made of Chrome-Moly tubing and work great, and are quite light, and very durable. My question is why is nobody making something similar today?
What in particular are other rack manufacturers not making. If it is the Chrome-Moly you are referencing there is nothing special about this as it was mainly used as marketing hype BITD, almost every time steel is used on a decent quality product it will be Chrome-Moly. Tubus racks use 25crMo4 and I am sure other better quality racks use similar quality of metals. There untold numbers of premium rack builders currently.
25CrMo4 is a Cr and Mo alloyed quench and tempering steel with low carbon content. The steel combine high strength with high toughness.